Ghana Epa Registered Small Scale Mining

Full list of 332 legal small-scale miners

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has published the list of individuals and entities that have been validated to resume operations after the ban on small-scale mining was ...

Stop mining in and around water bodies …EPA warns

"In accordance with Section 2 and 3b(ii) of the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124), the EPA, hereby issues this urgent directive to all individ­uals and entities involved in illegal min­ing (galamsey) and other unauthorised operations in water bodies, both small-scale and large-scale, and are instructed to cease all activities ...

Small-Scale Mining, Environment and Livelihoods: …

This article discusses the impact of mechanised small-scale mining on the environment and livelihoods of peasant farmers within broader climate change processes in Ghana.

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Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (P171933) 2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Government of Ghana (hereinafter the Recipient) is planning to implement the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (the Project), with the involvement of the following

About – Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining …

The development objective of the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) is to strengthen integrated landscape management, formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining, and increase benefits to communities in the targeted degraded savannah and cocoa forest areas.

Small-scale mining in Ghana: The government and the …

Registered small-scale miners have registered their plot and are therefore able to demand some legal rights that come from the registration process. Mineral rights in Ghana are vested in the state by the constitution. ... Ghana's small-scale mining has evolved beyond the reach of current small-scale mining legislation. The formalization ...

MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA

SMALL-SCALE MINING OPERATIONS 10.0 SECURING THE MAXIMUM BENEFITS AND MINIMISING THE COSTS OF MINING Ensuring Mining Contributes To Sustainable Development 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 4 5 9 16 20 23 24 29 32 34 37 41 44. ... Ghana's mining history, particularly gold, dates back to the fifteenth century. The industry was very vibrant during the pre-

Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining

Ghana, like most resource-rich countries, is saddled and inundated with resource curse challenges. Key among them is the problem of illegal small-scale gold mining activities (ISSGMAs), which is mercilessly robbing the nation of its ecological integrity, despite attempts by successive governments to remedy the situation. In the midst of this challenge, Ghana, year in …

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Two State organisations, Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are responsible for regulating mining activities in the country to ensure sustainable …

Small-scale mining is still legal in Ghana – Prof Frimpong …

There were more than 250 registered Ghanaians currently engaged in small-scale mining, he said, adding; "So if you go somewhere and somebody is mining don't assume it is galamsey." Prof. Frimpong-Boateng was speaking to journalists at a media engagement in Accra to interact and foster stronger relationship between the media and the ...

The impact of Chinese involvement in small-scale gold …

The research examined two forms of Chinese involvement in small-scale mining in Ghana. The first entailed the influx from 2006 of irregular Chinese migrants ... In both locations, visits were made to the mining sites of registered small-scale miners. Further interviews were undertaken in Accra in August 2014 and January 2015, including with ...

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE …

The Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) will build on these eforts by taking a holistic approach through targeted actions to address land degradation …

Full article: Environmental risk assessment of heavy metals

The Global Report (2002) on Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining noted that about 13 million people across the world are directly engaged in small-scale mining (Hentschel et al., Citation 2002). Flavia (2009) stated that small-scale mining is a major source of income for the people living in rural communities in 23 Sub-Saharan African countries.

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The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa, has made a serious allegation on the issuance of licenses for small-scale mining.

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Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining …

The development objective of the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) is to strengthen integrated landscape management, formalization of artisanal and …

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Documents – Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining …

Project works and infrastructural consultants for the Ghana Landscape and Small-Scale Mining Project - EPA PCU Download document Updated Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL …

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE MINING PROJECT 2 SECTORAL CONTEXT Ghana, located in the heart of West Africa with a population of 30.8 million people in 2021,1 has seen rapid economic growth over the past two decades, it significant contriutions rom ot reneale and nonreneale natural resources ?and resources including agricultural lands

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The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) is the umbrella Association of registered Small Scale Miners as stipulated in our Mining Laws. The Association was formed in …

Full list of 332 legal small-scale miners

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has published the list of individuals and entities that have been validated to resume operations after the ban on small …

Trends in the small-scale mining of precious minerals in …

tain small-scale mining activities, stunted the growth of the small-scale gold mining sector vis-a`-vis the large-scale sector from about 1910 onwards. This in turn led to the domination of gold mining in Ghana by English-owned large-scale mining companies, and nearly a com-plete eradication of the small-scale mining sector. In

I will create millionaires from small-scale mining industry

"I will fully decentralise the Minerals Commission as well as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ensure that they are present in all mining districts." Dr Bawumia said under his government, every Ghanaian in small-scale mining would be registered under the Ghana Small Scale Miners Association with their Ghanacard.

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GLRSSMP Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project GNASSM Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IAs Implementing Agencies ILO International Labour Organisation IMCIM Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining ... Ghana. (EPA) Ghana. Ghana ...

Ghana: Mercury Impact Assessment Project

Pure Earth launched the Mercury Impact Assessment Study Project in Accra. The project, funded by the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) through The Evident Fund (TEF), is a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Blacksmith Initiative dba Pure Earth Ghana and the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This initiative aims to meticulously assess …

Brick by brick, block by block: Building a sustainable …

The first is the list of Designated Areas for Small Scale Gold & Diamond Mining in Ghana, ... The number of registered ASM license holders increased from about 35 in 1999 to about 35,000 in 2014. ... Although the Minerals Commission and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have had their authority deconcentrated under decentralization, neither ...

Assessment of the Challenges in Policy Implementation …

The small scale mining sector remained unregulated until a Small Scale Mining Project (SSMP) was initiated in 1989 to provide the institutional framework within which to implement the provisions of PNDC Law 218 which legalised small scale mining of gold in Ghana. The objectives of the regularisation of the sector were

Improving awareness of mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining

Problems immediately followed the first initiative taken under the Promotion of Small Scale Mining in Ghana program, spearheaded by GTZ. As Yakubu (2003, p. 9) explains, "cognizant of the dangers of mercury, the Minerals Commission and GTZ introduced retorts to small scale gold miners in 1993". Failure to engage with and sensitize miners to ...

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Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) Credit No.: IDA 69690 Assignment Title: Consultancy Service for the conduct of Technical Mid Term Review (MTR) on the GLRSSMP Reference No.: (GH-EPA-414892-CS-CQS) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

Effect of small scale mining on the environment in …

2.2 Regulatory bodies of mineral mining in Ghana and their roles. 4 2.3 Small scale mining and illegal gold mining in Ghana 5 2.3.1 Contributory factors of illegal mining in Ghana 7 2.4 Water in mining operation 8 2.4.1 Sources of water pollution at mining sites 9 3 Effects of small scale mining on the environment 10

Perception of Small-Scale Miners on …

Studies show that artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities are often unregulated and have led to the destruction of the environment in diverse ways (Baah-Ennumh, 2010; Hilson, 2017; Hilson & Maconachie, 2020; Veiga & …

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of …

Consequently, new minerals and mining laws were enacted and the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency and Minerals Commission were instituted to provide guidelines and regulatory framework for this sector. ... there are about …